/* Copyright 2009
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
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 * Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies
 * this distribution, and is available at
 *
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 * OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing
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 *
 * Contributors:
 * 	   IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation for JDT/DLTK
 *     Sean W. Quinn - initial adoption for use with PHP from various sources.
 */
package org.eclipse.php.core.util;

/**
 * Description of a local variable attribute as described in the JVM
 * specifications. This interface may be implemented by clients.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ILocalVariableAttribute extends IScriptFileAttribute {

	/**
	 * Answer back the local variable table length of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the local variable table length of this entry as specified in the
	 *         JVM specifications
	 */
	int getLocalVariableTableLength();

	/**
	 * Answer back the local variable table of this entry as specified in the
	 * JVM specifications. Answer an empty array if none.
	 *
	 * @return the local variable table of this entry as specified in the JVM
	 *         specifications. Answer an empty array if none
	 */
	ILocalVariableTableEntry[] getLocalVariableTable();

}
